Niagara Falls, one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, can only be described asbreath taking. No matter what time of year, whether it’s the beautiful rainbows glistening inthe mist, or the magnificent ice bridge created by the cold of winter, Niagara Falls alwaysseems to amaze it’s viewers. Schoolbooks called it one of the greatest wonders of theworld, bring to mind pictures of a far away, unattainable place. It seemed like alarger-than-life miracle of nature. As a child, I believed that Niagara Falls, like Mt.Rushmore and the Grand Canyon were all very real attractions of the world. I was giventhe facts and numbers, but never could I imagine the actual size and greatness of thefalls.
被称为世界七大奇景之一的尼亚加拉大瀑布位于加拿大和美国交界的尼亚加拉河上，它那丰沛而浩瀚的水汽和磅礴的气势，使所有前来观赏的游人都为之震撼。
尼亚加拉河长约56米，上接海拔174米的伊利湖，下注海拔75米的安大略湖。这99米的落差，已足以形成湍急的水流，而两湖之间横亘着的一道石灰岩断崖，更使水量丰富的尼亚加拉河水在经过这里时骤然陡落，水势澎湃，声震如雷。
从高处的伊利湖到低处的安大略湖，在经过河床绝壁上的半岛时，湖水分隔成了两部份，分别流入加拿大和美国，形成了一大一小两个瀑布。这两个瀑布在加拿大这边的景致比在美国看起来要更加美丽壮观。
gush north to Lake Ontario. Back then the falls were seven miles downriver, butconstant erosion hascut them back totheir present site. The falls arecolorfullylit up at night, and many say they're most beautiful in winter, when the grounds
are covered in snow and the waters turn to ice.
8."50;716/284-4233).FromGoatIsland,theCaveoftheWindstourleadsdowntothebaseofthefallsbyelevatortowithinalmost touching distance of the water (mid-May to late Oct; $
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As you look on in awe, reflect that you're seeing only about half the volumeof water - the rest is diverted to hydroelectric power stations. The full story ofthisengineeringfeatisrelatedatthefreeNiagaraPowerProjectVisitorsCenterin nearby Lewiston (July & Aug daily 9am-6pm; Sept-June daily 10am-5pm;716/285-3211). With your own transportation it's also possible to trace theinhospitableNiagaraGorgetwomilesalongthedramaticRobertMosesParkwaytotheWhirlpool Rapids, a violent maelstrom swollen by broken trees and other flotsam.
Ten miles east of Niagara Falls, the town of LOCKPORT takes its name from theseriesoflocksthatraiseandlowerboatssome65ftatthewesternendoftheErieCanal. You can see the impressive flight of locks from the Pine Street Bridge, or
up close on canal boat tours
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